Deep Forest Canopy
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Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

The common scimitarbill is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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